Opinion


Our View: ‘No’ to funding for law enforcement

Proposition 130, a citizen-initiative seeking a change to Colorado Revised Statutes, if passed, would secure $350 million in new state funding from the General Assembly for municipal and cou...

Our view: Lions, bobcats: Professionals know best

Vote ‘no’ on Proposition 127 in November

Our view: ‘Yes’ to reducing some vets’ property taxes

Amendment G to the state’s constitution will provide an estimated 3,700 veterans who are deemed unable to hold a job with a reduction in their property taxes. It adds them to the homestead e...

A ‘yes’ to Amendment H will add breadth to judicial review board

Amendment H creates a board of lawyers, judges and citizens (four each) to evaluate charges of judicial misconduct with some transparency than exists now. Currently, accusations are handled ...

Vote ‘yes’ on Amendment K

Amendment K to the Constitution would give election officials an additional week to process issue signature petitions and require publicizing ballot measures 30 days before the election rath...

Our view: ‘Yes’ to Prop 129 creating veterinarian professional associate level

The professionals who care for animals are either technicians, technical specialists or veterinarians depending on educational levels and responsibilities. Proposition 129 on the November ba...

Our view: For the constitution

Abortion, yes; same-sex marriage, out; school choice, no

Our view: Re-seat Wheeler for another term

The deadline to vote in the La Plata Electric Association election is quickly approaching on Tuesday and is worthy of your attention. One seat in each of LPEA’s four districts is up for elec...

Our view: Mental health services will benefit from gun, ammunition purchases

Colorado’s Legislature has referred to the voters the question of applying a 6.5% excise tax to the purchase of firearms and ammunition to fund multiple mental health prevention and treatmen...

Our view: ‘Yes’ to funding water projects with gambling taxes

In 2019, Colorado voters approved a tax on sports betting for the benefit of water conservation and protection projects, with the ballot language as Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights requires estima...

Our view: ‘Yes’ to allocating lodgers tax to child care, housing

The La Plata County Commissioners are proposing to allocate 70% of the lodgers tax collected annually to support tourism related workforce housing and child care, something that is permitted...

Ellen Stein signs on as Opinion Contributor for election

Ellen Stein, The Durango Herald’s and The Journal’s opinion page writer and editor between 2016 and 2018, is serving as the two newspapers’ Opinion Contributor for the November 2024 election...
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